1895 Australian Rules football

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Collectables assistant Tae Schmeisser of the Leonard Joel auction house holds an 1895 Australian Rules football used by the Fitzroy Football Club in their final match of the season against South Melbourne to win their first Victorian Football Association (VFA) Premiership, in Melbourne on May 11, 2011. The ball is expected to fetch between 5,000 to 8,000 Australian dollars (5,413-8,661 USD) at auction on May 22.

Collectables assistant Tae Schmeisser of the Leonard Joel auction house holds an 1895 Australian Rules football used by the Fitzroy Football Club in their final match of the season against South Melbourne to win their first Victorian Football Association (VFA) Premiership, in Melbourne on May 11, 2011. The ball is expected to fetch between 5,000 to 8,000 Australian dollars (5,413-8,661 USD) at auction on May 22. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)

Collectables assistant Tae Schmeisser of the Leonard Joel auction house holds an 1895 Australian Rules football used by the Fitzroy Football Club in their final match of the season against South Melbourne to win their first Victorian Football Association (VFA) Premiership, in Melbourne on May 11, 2011. The ball is expected to fetch between 5,000 to 8,000 Australian dollars (5,413-8,661 USD) at auction on May 22.